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The genus '''''Scrophularia''''' of the family [[Scrophulariaceae]] comprises about 200 species of [[herbaceous]] [[flowering plant]]s commonly known as '''figworts'''. Species of ''Scrophularia'' all share square [[Plant stem|stems]], [[opposite leaves]] and open two-lipped [[flower]]s forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the [[Northern Hemisphere]], |
The genus '''''Scrophularia''''' of the family [[Scrophulariaceae]] comprises about 200 species of [[herbaceous]] [[flowering plant]]s commonly known as '''figworts'''. Species of ''Scrophularia'' all share square [[Plant stem|stems]], [[opposite leaves]] and open two-lipped [[flower]]s forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the [[Northern Hemisphere]], but concentrated in [[Asia]] with only a few species in [[Europe]] and [[North America]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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''Scrophularia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Phymatopus|Phymatopus hectoides]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
''Scrophularia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Phymatopus|Phymatopus hectoides]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Scrophularieae |
| Genus: | Scrophularia L. |
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The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts. Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but concentrated in Asia with only a few species in Europe and North America.[citation needed]
Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides.[citation needed]
Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.[1][2]
Selected species
References
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2012) |